Senior Program Manager (Mobile application development) HYBRID

Senior Program Manager (Mobile application development) HYBRID

Cognizant is looking to hire a motivated and energetic Senior Program Manager with experience in Mobile application development, an individual who oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budget.

Cognizant Digital Practice helps clients reinvent products, experiences, and business models to create new value, differentiation, and drive revenue in the digital economy. We take an Experience centered approach which uses human insights to take ideas from vision to outcome and building end to end experience led solutions that enables brands to transform their customer and employee experiences using design, marketing, and commerce capabilities.

Job Location: Forth Worth, TX

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

* Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budgets.

* Agile Methodology Expertise: Drive Agile best practices across teams, ensuring efficient sprint planning, backlog grooming, and program increment (PI) planning.

* Mobile Application Expertise: Collaborate with iOS and Android development teams to manage app release cycles, feature roadmaps, and ongoing enhancements.

* Stakeholder Management: Partner with cross-functional teams, including Product, IT, UX/UI Design, Marketing, and Operations, to ensure program goals are met.

* Aviation Alignment: Integrate aviation-specific needs into mobile app features, leveraging knowledge of industry standards, operations, and customer behaviors.

* Customer Focus: Champion user-centric design and functionality by incorporating customer feedback and industry trends into program deliverables.

* Risk Management: Identify potential risks, dependencies, and obstacles, proactively creating mitigation plans to keep programs on track.

* Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize analytics and performance metrics to measure program success and drive continuous improvement.

* Communication: Provide clear and concise updates to senior leadership, ensuring transparency on program status, challenges, and achievements.

Key Qualifications:

* 10+ years of experience in program/project management.

* Bachelor's in business administration, Computer Science, or a related field. MBA or equivalent is a plus.

* Experience.

* Proven success in mobile application development or managing large, complex programs.

* Extensive experience managing programs in Agile environments, including frameworks such as Scrum, or Kanban.

* Aviation industry experience or knowledge of airline operations is highly preferred.

* Technical Acumen: Familiarity with mobile app development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, and tools such as Rally/ADO, or similar platforms.

* Leadership Skills: Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without authority, and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.

* Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with a track record of resolving complex program challenges.

* Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to technical and non-technical audiences.

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the latest technologies.

If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

* Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

* Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

* 401(k) plan and contributions

* Long-term/Short-term Disability

* Paid Parental Leave

* Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

About Cognizant: Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.

www.cognizant.com

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